Gottlieb Changed Pinball With Their Amazing Roto-Target Design - Repairing, Repainting History 

Hey man, I just found your channel last month after doing my internship at a museum in Germany where we had three pinball machines (a Bally Monte Carlo, a LaserCue and a Revenge from Mars). I really enjoyed playing them but due to them being played daily by many people they always had some trouble. I became friends with the guy who owned and maintained them and I was happy to help him. (During that time, I got into the fun of repairing them myself.) He was a really nice guy and had a lot of knowledge on them. After my internship was over, I found your channel . So I Just wanted to say: It's great work you do and fun to watch you fix and play these machines. Keep up your great work!

I love Gotlieb electro mechanicals my all time favourite being Big Shot!

It’s coming along great Ron. Those roto targets are a mechanical marvel. I have one on my World Fair. Great job as always.

Repainting History

Great job really coming back to life. Can’t wait to see it with the new back glass. Bob.

Beautiful job on the Roto-Target Ron. Looks like new! Your paint matching skills are....are...are...well, unmatched.

Such great work. Thanks. Regards

Please take this engeneer diploma! this roto target is so beautiful. I love how you promote products made in the USA

What a cool machine. I like the roto targets much better than the swinging targets. Old pinball machines are a delight to the senses, I can imagine the smell of overheated electrical components and imbedded cigarette smoke. The sounds and lights, quite a treat.

great progress guys,thank you for the video ! x

Thank you for another great video.

Amazing progress. Love love love your channel! Thank you for the update 😊

Once again...great troubleshooting Ron

What a great looking game this is now. Really useful stuff on the roto target and the problem with the pop bumper. It’s gonna look dynamite with the instruction cards and the backglass on. The bells sound fantastic too.

You are really good at fixing a wide variety of wear and tear in these old machines Ronnie. Keep up the good work! Steve

I was just at the Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame last week, and after that visit, yes, I am a new believer in the Roto-Target, both this fan version, and the carousel version. Also the turntable spinner where you hit pegs on the turntable to make it spin to score. (Not the kind like on Fireball and many others that are there specifically to cause chaos) Having a whole section of EM's it was great to walk around hearing nothing but chimes, bells, and the occasional knock. Did you know modern day Stern has released a retro series game. I don't know about the innards but from the outside it is built to look like a wood cabinet EM, has score reels, ball in play lights, the shorter 2" flippers, and a playfield layout reminicent of an EM. Game title is "Whoa Nellie!" I'd put picture here but can't figure out how to do that. Agree with you - I like the older games where all you need to know could fit on an apron card or two, not like the newer games where the apron card gives you a QR code to a 19 page PDF Players Manual for the game. Lots of games unfortunately were down, but I bet Joe could tell me exactly what's wrong with them without even seeing them. ;)

The shorted coil was interesting because half of the paper was all burnt and the rest looked pretty fine. In normal operation I would expect it to darken evenly. It probably shorted so only half of one layer worked, then a gazillion amps went through that part and burnt the paper unevenly.

"Ship" mates, I heard that differently haha

I think sharpies are alcohol based and that's why it runs with the clear coating

Walking through schematics honestly is the best help anyone can provide for old pinballs. It's certainly not intuitive at first glance or attempt.

If the white is between the warm and cool whites, maybe mix them together? Excellent videos; thank you!

Are replacement bulbs available, or do you have a stockpile of old bulbs? Is there an LED replacement available?

J relay was “Jacked up” .. the F contact was .. well you know, from the shorted coil.

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3/32, do you mean 2.4mm Ron :)

Quit touchin' stuff with your naked hands....you'll wake up electrokilled!! Hey Ron!!

Dracula?!? Tell me you guys have garlic hanging in your small shop OR I'm presuming we're seeing undead videos. There are times one of you guys sounds like Igor and another guy goes through the motions like a zombie!